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- Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency is a disorder that impairs the body's ability to use vitamin E obtained from the diet. Vitamin E is an antioxidant, which means ...
- Vitamin D-dependent rickets is a disorder of bone development that leads to softening and weakening of the bones (rickets). There are several forms of the condition ...
- ... is a condition caused by low levels of vitamin B12 (also known as cobalamin). The primary feature ... proteins play a role in the uptake of vitamin B12 from food. Vitamin B12, which cannot be ...
- ... LMBRD1, and ABCD4 are all involved in processing vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin or Cbl. The ... PRDX1 can affect MMACHC gene activity. During processing, vitamin B12 is converted to one of two molecules: ...
- ... develops from a shortage (deficiency) of the B-vitamin folate (also called vitamin B9) in the brain. Affected children have normal ... where it attaches (binds) to folate, allowing the vitamin to be brought into the cell. Folate receptor ...
- ... in the body, a process that can involve vitamin D. When turned on (active), this vitamin stimulates the absorption of both phosphate and calcium from the intestines into the bloodstream. Vitamin D can be acquired from foods in the ...
- ... impairs the normal absorption of fats and certain vitamins from the diet. Many of the signs and ... from a severe shortage (deficiency) of fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, E, and K). The signs and ...
- ... large daily doses of pyridoxine (a type of vitamin B6 found in food). If left untreated, people ... antiquitin is deficient, a molecule that interferes with vitamin B6 function builds up in various tissues. Pyridoxine ...
- ... which the body is unable to use the vitamin biotin effectively. This disorder is classified as a ... for the effective use of biotin, a B vitamin found in foods such as liver, egg yolks, ...
- ... the normal absorption of fats, cholesterol, and certain vitamins from food. The features of chylomicron retention disease ... nutrients. Chylomicrons are needed to absorb fat-soluble vitamins and carry fats and cholesterol from the small ...